Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 76: The surprising change of the selection

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"If the Maple coalition forces dare to retreat, we will destroy Brindisi! I don't believe these natives can ignore it!" Diomilas shouted fiercely.

Daves gave him a slightly surprised look. This is a good idea!

He noticed that Diomilas used the word "destroy". Apparently, the seemingly bad-tempered Tarantum Archon was wisely aware that even if Tarantum recaptured Brindisi, With the current strength of the Tarantum city-state, it will not be able to hold on, but will increase more casualties, and the city defense of Brindisi, which has experienced many battles, should not be strong. If the Maple coalition does not stop it, I believe it can be easily destroyed. Do it. But can the Mesapi, who worked so hard to retake Brindisi, accept it? Diomilas's idea undoubtedly hit the key of the Mesapi.

For Daves, Tarantum’s strength has been severely damaged. If Mesapi and Puchetti are allowed to continue to wreak havoc and expansion, this Greek area in eastern southern Italy will have a lot of Big trouble. With the strength of Dionian, Daves, who has regarded southern Italy as the backyard of Dionian, certainly does not want to see this terrible situation appear, so he led 14,000 soldiers to Tarantum not for the sake of The purpose of tourism is consistent with the idea of ​​the Tarantum Senate-defeating the U.S.-Prussian coalition! What's more, the numbers of the two sides are equal. Daves firmly believes that the ability of the Dionian Legion, the ultimate victory will belong to Dionian! So he finally said: "I agree with Lord Diomilas' proposal, Dionia is willing to reinforce Manduria."

Now it's Diomilas' turn to look at Daves in surprise.

"That's great! Since everyone's opinions are agreed, we will send troops together when we are in the solar array!" Umarcas took the opportunity to say again.

"Time is tight." Trifias complained.

"Wait a minute!" Diomilas stood up, looked at the crowd, and said loudly: "There is a saying in the port of Tarantum, "No matter how many sailors a ship has, one must obey the helmsman. Only by commanding can we reach the destination smoothly.'Similarly, we must have a commander in such a huge army so that everyone can obey his command so that there will be no chaos during the battle."

"Diomelas said rightly that the Maple coalition forces are very powerful. We must unite together and follow the orders to fight in order to win. Therefore, we choose a coalition commander to command all of us. The army is very necessary!" Umarcus immediately answered: "Of course, all plans and orders are not decided by the commander alone. You still need to discuss together and agree to execute them, unless it is an emergency. ."

Yumakas looked at Daves. These words were obviously for him: "All the adults here are commanders from the army of their respective city states. I suggest that you choose the person you think is the most suitable. Including yourself, the person with the most votes becomes the commander-in-chief."

"Who is the commander of Tarantum's army?" Daves asked.

"It's Diomelas, the Archon of Tarantum." Umakas took the opportunity to praise his colleagues: "His military capability is even stronger than that of Aceta, and he has led the army many times before. Fighting with the Mesapi, that’s why he was elected as the consul by Tarantum citizens this year. He had previously captured Manduria and Brindisi together with Achita, and he was very familiar with the area we were about to fight. , I believe he can lead the coalition forces to victory!" After finishing his exquisite words to Diomilas, he certainly understood that Daves’ questioning had another meaning, and quickly explained: "I don’t participate in voting, but As the arbitration for this election."

Talantum’s two consuls’ sing-and-agree answers sounded fair, but it actually showed that the commander-in-chief was bound to win. Vote to decide? ! Daves sneered in his heart: Heraclea and Metapontum are both affiliated city-states of your Tarantum. Except for his own vote, it is impossible to win at all!

Daves has made up his mind that even if Tarantum gains command of the entire army, his army will not want to command anyone except himself. Reasonable orders can be considered, and unreasonable ones will be ignored. Only in this way, the army that was originally composed of multiple city-states is even more scattered. In such a large-scale battle, it is very difficult to win. So he decided to fight: "I think it is not appropriate to use this method to determine the commander-in-chief. War is a very cruel thing. After a battle, thousands of people were killed and injured. An excellent general. Can reduce the casualties of their own soldiers as much as possible, and obtain the greatest victory at a relatively small cost. Therefore, the choice of the commander in chief depends on the abilities of the selected person and the past record.

There is another point that must be considered, we are a multi-city coalition army. Although everyone said that they must obey the command, when it comes to fighting, they will more or less consider their own city-state army. This is inevitable. Therefore, the more soldiers who can completely obey the command of the commander-in-chief, the more they can lead the smooth progress of the battle! "Davers glanced at the crowd and said in a more serious tone: "Based on the above considerations, I think I am the most suitable commander-in-chief!" "

As soon as Daves's voice fell, Diomilas jumped up and shouted: "How much combat experience do you have for a kid who hasn't grown a beard?! Hmm! You want to be the highest commander! This is impossible! The soldiers of the Dionian army are as young and stupid as you. How can they be compared with the Tarantum citizen soldiers who have fought against the vicious Mesapi all the year round!"

Faced with Diomelas’s insults, Daves spit out calmly: “As a commander, you must have a cool head in order to cope with the complex battlefield situation. Based on this, you Not qualified!"

Diomilas was irritated again and wanted to curse.

At this time, Umarcus stood up to stop him. From the bottom of his heart, he also felt that Daves was the most suitable candidate for the supreme commander, but out of political considerations, the senators of the Tarantum Senate asked him to do their best to fight for this position. Because the war with Mesapi has already damaged Tarantum's vitality, what would Heraclea and Metapontum think if he loses command in the next battle? What would the other great Greek city states look like? Do you think that Tarantum is not strong enough and can only rely on Dionia? ! The arrogant Tarantum can't afford this face.

"Master Davos made another suggestion. Since we are a coalition army, all city-state troops should be equal. In order to save time, I think it’s better to let all the adults vote and decide by adopting Master Daves. Is it my previous suggestion? Let’s vote now!” With a smile on his face, Umakas spoke very decisively and cunningly, and he grabbed Daves with words.

At this moment, the conference room fell into a brief silence.

"I agree with Umarcus' proposal!" Diomilas said first.

Daves opened his mouth, but finally did not speak.

Yumakas secretly delighted: Daves did not object, and Diomilas became the supreme commander finally.

"I agree with Master Daves' proposal!" A voice suddenly interrupted the calm in the room and also broke Umarcus' illusion.

The two Tarantum Commanders and Daves looked at the speaker almost simultaneously.

Triphias? ! How could it be Trifias? ! ! Umarcus looked incredible.

"Trifias, you say it again! Who do you support?!!!" Diomilas was willing to believe that he had heard it wrong and asked Trifias to make another choice, but the tone of his speech was quite similar. You are welcome.

Triphias was also quite nervous. He avoided Diomilas' menacing gaze, turned his head to look at Davers, who was also surprised, and barely squeezed a smile.

Davers' heart moved: Tarantum is beginning to decline, is it that Heraclea is about to start holding Dionia's thigh for her own safety?

Actually, Daves guessed only one of the reasons. More importantly, Trifias, the Archon of Heraclea, felt that the union of the two fierce races, Mesapi and Puchetti, would make The impaired Tarantum’s defense of the territory has become more difficult. Before, the people in Heraclea City complained about the casualties of the Heraclea civic soldiers who accompanied the Tarantum army. There will only be more situations. If you want to change this situation, you can only find a way to jump away from the dilapidated old ship Tarantum, and Dionia, which is closer to Heraclea, is undoubtedly a better refuge.

Of course, Daves couldn't think of so much for a while, but Heraclea's active refuge made him overjoyed. No matter how long-term friendships and covenants are, they are not as reliable as benefits and strength! Daves sighed with emotion, smiled on his face, and nodded to Trifias.

"The Archon of Dionia, Daves, has never failed in the battles he has commanded. He is a famous general of Megatron! I firmly support him as the commander-in-chief!" Trifias's tone became firmer .

"I recommend myself to be the commander-in-chief!" Daves said immediately. He had no hope of voting for this rule. He didn't expect Trifias to give him a big surprise.

The situation is now 1:2.

Yumakas didn’t expect the situation to turn out to be like this, and what’s worse than being the commander-in-chief is Heraclea’s attitude towards the Tarantum alliance. The gaze towards Trifias was also full of resentment.

And Diomilas is more concerned about this election, he turned his attention to Tudpres: With his vote, the number of votes between himself and the young man is 2:2, and Umarcas is the arbitrator. , Will find a way to help me get the command of the army.

Thinking about this, he saw Depresse slowly lowering his head under the gaze of everyone.